Limerick汽车经销商Stephen O'Sullivan否认向一名警探支付20,000欧元, Limerick car dealer Stephen O'Sullivan denies paying €20,000 to a detective for a tip-off on a 2018 raid, claiming intimidation and fear of retaliation.

Stephen O'Sullivan,一名Limerick汽车经销商,否认与据称向Garda David Bourke警探支付20,000欧元的腐败指控,以告发2018年对其生意的一次突袭。 Stephen O'Sullivan, a Limerick car dealer, denies corruption charges tied to allegedly paying €20,000 to Detective Garda David Bourke for a tip-off about a 2018 raid on his business. 他声称,他受到付款的压力,在遭遇期间感到恐吓,没有向警察监察员委员会报告这一事件,说他不知道事件的存在,并担心遭到报复。 He claims he was pressured into the payment, felt intimidated during the encounter, and did not report the incident to the Garda Ombudsman Commission, stating he was unaware of its existence and feared retaliation. 交易的音频证据已提交法庭,案件在都柏林巡回刑事法院继续进行。 Audio evidence of the transaction was presented in court, and the case continues at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.